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Re: On the Mischief of Geographical Position.
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Jan 24, 3:17 PM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Jan 24, 3:17 PM
In other words, two or more places could be "exactly that place where it is measured." Not very comforting. On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:49:20 -0500, Michael Wescott wrote: > >The actual (meaning the astronomical) latitude and longitude of a >place is what is measured. In other words, the position so measured >is exactly that place where it is measured. Due to local gravitational >anomalies there may even be other places nearby with the same >astronomical latitude and longitude. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a